Ruby Horsethief
Paddling on the Colorado River near the mouth of Mee Canyon in western Colorado.
Rafting on the Colorado River near the mouth of Mee Canyon in western Colorado.
At the end of September my buddy Dave and his friend Eric invited Claudia and I to join them on a two-day rafting trip down the mellow "Ruby Horsethief" stretch of the Colorado River from Loma, Colorado (near Grand Junction) to Westwater just over the Utah border. Dave planned the entire trip so Claudia and I just had to show up with our ducky (an inflatable canoe) - nice!
We got lucky with perfect weather and no wind, so for the most part we could just kick back, sip beer, and enjoy the views while the lazy river took us down through the canyons. It was cool to float past Mee and Knowles Canyons, which I just backpacked through this last April. Floating is a much more chill way to travel through this canyon country, that's for sure!